XII. 



RAISERS OF THE BEST ROSES. 



ITH the immense number of vari- 

 eties produced and sent out each 

 year, it would be well if we had 

 some criterion which would en- 

 able us to select the probably meritorious 

 sorts from the mass of kinds which are worth- 

 less. We have, as yet, no better guide than 

 the reputation of the raisers ; by comparing 

 the best sorts of the different growers we can 

 estimate with some exactness the value each 

 grower has been to the world ; judging from 

 what we have received in the past, we can 

 estimate, in a measure, the value of that 

 proffered annually by the different raisers of 

 new roses. 



The best sorts of each raiser are given in 

 the accompanying list, and are those kinds 

 most generally grown the world over. 



* These raisers are dead, or have retired 

 from business, or are not likely to be heard 

 from again. 



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